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Stephen Kopczynski - Chief Ski - retired as York County’s fire chief this week after more than 50 years of service to th...
07/02/2025

Stephen Kopczynski - Chief Ski - retired as York County’s fire chief this week after more than 50 years of service to the department.

“This has been a wonderful career,” says Stephen Kopczynski, who retired as York County’s fire chief on Tuesday after more than 50 years of service to the department.

Community members continued to voice their concerns on a proposed government center and library at a town hall meeting o...
07/01/2025

Community members continued to voice their concerns on a proposed government center and library at a town hall meeting on Monday.

More than 50 people attended the meeting, which was hosted at the James City County Library by supervisors Barbara Null and Michael Hipple of the Stonehouse and Powhatan districts.

A 22-year-old man admitted in federal court on Monday to sending menacing messages and pictures to a Williamsburg police...
07/01/2025

A 22-year-old man admitted in federal court on Monday to sending menacing messages and pictures to a Williamsburg police officer — including a threat to sexually assault the officer’s daughter.

Xavier Joseph Stafford, 22, pleaded guilty to one count of distributing obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children.

A Williamsburg slam poetry team recently took first in a state slam poetry event, and then went on to place in the top 1...
06/30/2025

A Williamsburg slam poetry team recently took first in a state slam poetry event, and then went on to place in the top 10 in the nation.

Slam Connection, founded by Williamsburg poet laureate LaCroy Nixon, saw success at both the Virginia Team Poetry Slam Championship and the national Southern Fried Poetry Slam.

As more and more data centers continue to pop up across Virginia, localities such as James City and York counties are lo...
06/30/2025

As more and more data centers continue to pop up across Virginia, localities such as James City and York counties are looking to implement policies amid concerns over size, utility usage and noise.

In Hampton Roads, municipalities are starting to incorporate policies about data centers with regards to where they can be located, as well as how much power and water they can use.

Abigail Spanberger and other Democrats running for statewide office stopped near Williamsburg on Saturday as part of an ...
06/28/2025

Abigail Spanberger and other Democrats running for statewide office stopped near Williamsburg on Saturday as part of an eight-day, 40-stop campaign tour of Virginia.

The event, hosted by the Historic Triangle Democrats at Lafayette High School, drew approximately 400 attendees.

A new interactive sign was recently unveiled at the entrance to the Greensprings Interpretive Trail in James City County...
06/28/2025

A new interactive sign was recently unveiled at the entrance to the Greensprings Interpretive Trail in James City County.

James City County recently unveiled a new interactive sign at Greensprings Interpretive Trail.

James City County Parks and Recreation officials closed the JCC Recreation Center pool on June 16 to undertake a $2.4 mi...
06/27/2025

James City County Parks and Recreation officials closed the JCC Recreation Center pool on June 16 to undertake a $2.4 million, five-month renovation of the facility.

Pool users will have other options available while the Rec Center pool is unavailable for use.

New Filipino restaurant, a new escape room, Patriots Colony expansion, a new author program at Eleva and the return (sor...
06/27/2025

New Filipino restaurant, a new escape room, Patriots Colony expansion, a new author program at Eleva and the return (sort of) of Big Lots.

New Filipino restaurant, a new escape room, Patriots Colony expansion and more business news in the Williamsburg area.

More than 100 military children who spent the past week camping at the Jamestown 4-H Educational Center got a visit from...
06/27/2025

More than 100 military children who spent the past week camping at the Jamestown 4-H Educational Center got a visit from the second lady of the United States.

Usha Vance visited Jamestown 4-H Education Center as part of her 2025 Summer Reading Challenge.

The Virginia Capital Trail Foundation is inviting people to participate in a summer challenge by running, walking or bik...
06/27/2025

The Virginia Capital Trail Foundation is inviting people to participate in a summer challenge by running, walking or biking the Virginia Capital Trail.

The Virginia Capital Trail Foundation is hosting a summer challenge with three different distance challenges.

A recent study indicates that cases of babesiosis, a parasitic disease, are on the rise in parts of Virginia thanks to t...
06/26/2025

A recent study indicates that cases of babesiosis, a parasitic disease, are on the rise in parts of Virginia thanks to the southward migration of its host, a northern variant of the blacklegged tick, also known as the deer tick.

Ticks infected with the parasitic disease babesiosis have been found in Chesapeake and Portsmouth.

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